Metallic box.



W. I. TUTTLE.

METALLIC BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1909.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WASHINGTON I. TUTTLE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

METALLIC BOX.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WASHINGTON I. TUT- TLE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State ofMaryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Metallic Boxes,(Case B,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in boxes, and has particularrelation to boxes adapted for use as a carrier for tobacco or similarcommodities. I

Among the objects of the invention are to be found the following: theprovisions of a box in which the body portion is formed from a singleblank stamped out to provide, when folded, a receptacle to which a hood,cover or lid is secured to complete a box the bottom of which forms anintegral part of the body portion, the body portion having seams at itsopposite ends, said seams including a portion of the bottom.

To these and other ends, the nature of which will be readily understoodas the invention is hereinafter disclosed, said invention consists inthe improved construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar reference charactersindicate similar parts in each of the views, Figure 1 is a plan view ofthe blank used to form the body portion. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofa box constructed in accordance with my invention, the cover being shownopen and in position to receive the contents of the box, a wrapper beingpositioned within the cover. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary cross sectionalview taken on line 3, 3, of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken onthe line 4, 4, of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section showing one ofthe seams at the sides of the box. Fig. 6 is a vertical, transversesectional view showing the cover closed. Fig. 7 is a cross sectionalview of the cover in open position with a wrapper placed thereon, aportion of the body portion being shown to indicate the relativeposition and angularity of the parts.

The box herein shown and described comprises a body portion A and acover B. The body portion A is formed of a blank having approximatelythe configuration shown in Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 16, 1909.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

Serial No. 513,147.

Fig. 1 of the drawing, the particular configuration providing a bodyportion with an integral bottom. To provide this result, the blank hasits ends cut away to provide opposing top edges to the body portion,said edges being formed, as presently described, to co-act with thecover to provide an efficient closure. At a point approximately midwayof the length of the blank, the latter is cut-away, as at a, and formedwith a projecting portion at having a tongue a As shown in Fig. 1, theprojecting portion and tongue do not extend to the side edges 'of theblank, the excess material of such side edges providing the material forthe seam a shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the seam being of a well knowntype. The seam a does not connect with the bottom, excepting by means ofthe tongue a which, as best shown in Fig. 4, is adapted to extend withinthe folds of the seam and serves to retain the body portion against amovement which Would open the seams, the tongues serving also to preventa flattening of the body portion inasmuch as they prevent a spreading ofthe side edges. As will be seen, the side edges of the body portion arecurved in cross section, and the bottom portion is also curved in crosssection. This curvature of the parts provides a meeting of the opposingedges at the bottom of a character to practically form a joint withoutseams, the particular configuration of these edges caus ing them to abutand serve as mutual supports one to the other in the completed box, theonly actual inter-engagement along these edges being that provided bythe tongue and the seam of the side edges.

As shown in Fig. 1 the side edges of the blank, at the ends, projectbeyond the normal plane of the remainder of the edges which form the topof the body portion, said projecting portions, designated as a beingcurved, as at a the curvature being on an arc having its radiusextending within the blank contour, said projecting portions forming,after the body portion has been folded, curved projecting portions atthe top of the box, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The edgeof the blank shown at the left in Fig. 1 provides the front of the bodyportion and is bent to form a catch member a as indicated in Fig. 2. Theconfiguration of the edge at the right in Fig. 1 is provided for thepurpose of forming a plurality of tongues a which are adapted to befolded around a rod a which serves to connect the body portion and covertogether. The cover B is formed from a blank having its ends projectingand curved to correspond with a horizontal crosssectional configurationof the body portion when the cover is secured in position on the box.The portion of the cover which is adapted to form the pivotal connectionwith the body portion is provided with tongues b which are adapted toembrace the rod a said tongues being passed around the rod in adirection opposite that in which the tongues a are passed around,thereby retaining the rod in position, the tongues Z2 being of a lengthto fit the spaces between the tongues al One or more of the tongues bmay be, and preferably are, retained in position slightly spaced fromthe inner face of the cover when the latter is open, as indicated inFig. 7, thereby providing a space within which a wrapper 0 such as acigarette paper, may be passed, the tongue serving to retain one edge ofthe wrapper in close contact with the cover in order that, in use, thereis no liability of the tobacco passing between the wrapper and thecover. The cover is bent to a curve in cross-section corresponding tothe general curvature of the upper edges of the body portion, the frontportion of the cover being preferably cut away at b, the cover withinsaid cutaway portion, being provided with an inwardly extending lip bwhich is adapted to co-act with the lip a to retain the box closed. Aswill be seen, the projecting ends at the upper edge of the body portionare substantially curved, and upon these projecting ends the ends of thecover are adapted to rest, the cover portion, however, at the front andrear of the box providing overlapping portions, the inner face of thecover contacting with the outer face of the body portion at theseoverlapping points, the cover structure being in the nature of a hood.In order to open the box a slight pressure is exerted upon the front andrear faces of the body portion, so as to disengage the catch formed bythe lips a and 6 It should be noted that the downwardly projectingportions of the cover at the front of the box on the opposite sides ofthe cut away portion I) serve to steady the cover and provide surfaceswhich would act to prevent the accidental opening of the catch when thebox is in the pocket. As will be readily understood actual closure ofthe ends of the body portion provides substantially no interengaging orinterlocking of parts along the upper edge of the body portion when thecover is in closed position. In actual practice the provision of anintricate seam or closure at this point is non-essential, the particularcurvatures of the cover and the body portion providing a closuresufliciently tight to prevent the es cape of the contents when the boxis closed.

To use the box for the purpose of making a cigarette, as an example, thecover may be opened and the box held at an angle which will prevent thecontents passing thereout while a cigarette paper or other form ofwrapper is placed in position within the cover between the tongues b, asshown in Fig. 7; as the cover is free to move on its hinge a raising ofthe lower end of the box to a point where the contents will begin topass out into the cover will permit the contents to be distributed overthe wrapper until the desired amount is contained in the cover whereuponthe box is shifted to prevent the passage of more material therefrom,the cover simply swinging and retaining a position where the materialremains in the paper. If desired, the user may actually roll thecigarette within the cover, this movement withdrawing the wrapper frombeneath the tongues b, or the filled wrapper may be removed by simplysliding the wrapper lengthwise of the cover.

One particular advantage of the form of the ends of the cover lies inthe fact that there is no obstruction placed at the edge thereof, hencethe cover provides a construction by means of which a pipe may bereadily filled by simply permitting the tobacco to pass from the boxinto the cover and at the same time allowing the end of the cover to actas a spout for directing the material into the bowl of the pipe.

Many other advantages accrue by reason of the particular structureshown, but they will be obvious without recitation herein.

While I have herein shown and described a particular form of box, it isto be understood that variations in such formation may be provided asmay be found necessary, I reserving the right to make any and all suchchanges and modifications therein as may fall within the spirit andscope of the invention as expressed in the accompanying claims.

What I claim is,

1. In a metallic box, a body-portion having integral front, back andbottom walls, said walls having a seam connection solely at the oppositesides of the front and back walls, the bottom having a portion extendinginto and forming a part of the seam connection.

2. In a metallic box, a body-portion having integral front, back andbottom walls, said walls having a seam connection solely at the oppositesides of the front and back walls, said bottom having tongues enteringinto the seam connection.

3. In a metallic box, a body portion hav nection along opposite sideedges, the bottom wall having tongues entering the seam connections andhaving non-connecting edge contact With the front and back wallsadjacent to and extending from said seams.

4. In a metallic box, a body portion having integral front, back andbottom Walls, the front and back Walls having a seam connection alongopposite side edges, said front and back Walls being curved in crosssection adjacent the seam connections, said bottom Wall having its sideedgesconforming in pe- Gopies of this patent maybe obtained for fivecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

ripheral configuration to the curvature of the seamed back and frontWalls and being joined thereto solely by tongues entering 15 WVASHINGTONI. TUTTLE.

l Vitnesses:

M. H. CONNOR, J. H. KLUEGSTINE.

Washington, D. G.

